Various Artists - Dark Was The Night

Release Date:02/17/2009;Notes:2009 triple vinyl LP pressing of this highly-anticipated charity album with profits benefitting the Red Hot Organization. Dark Was the Night began three years ago with a casual conversation between Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National and John Carlin (Red Hot founder). in discussing the project, they agreed it made sense not to do a "theme" album per se but something that showcased the best in independent music, with an emphasis on traditional themes played and arranged in a contemporary way, and on songwriting, which is the strength of many of the artists featured here. A total of 32 exclusive tracks have been recorded for the compilation including cuts from Dirty Projectors & David Byrne, Bon Iver, Feist & Ben Gibbard, the National, the Decemberists, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens and many others.;Track List:1. Knotty Pine;2. Cello Song;3. Train Song;4. Brackett Wi;5. Deep Blue Sea;6. So Far Around the Bend;7. Tightrope;8. Feeling Good;9. Dark Was the Night;10. I Was Young When I Left Home;11. Big Red Machine;12. Happiness;13. Sleepless;14. Die;15. Service Bell;16. Blood;17. Well-Alright;18. Lenin;19. Mimizan;20. El Caporal;21. Inspiration Information;22. With a Girl Like You;23. Blood PT 2;24. Hey Snow White;25. Gentle Hour;26. Another Saturday;27. Amazing Grace;28. The Giant of Illinois;29. Lua;30. When the Road Runs Out;31. Love Vs. Porn